"A federal judge told dozens of lawyers crowded into a courtroom here Monday that there could ultimately be up to 100,000 cases filed against Merck (MRK) over its now-withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx, and that he could hear a case as early as the fall.
"There have been more than 2,000 cases filed against the Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based drugmaker so far. The pretrial issues for federal cases are being handled by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon, and lawyers from both sides met here for a monthly status conference." [USA Today]
